Guard retention

[Bleep]

Try Reverse DLR / Spiral guard. I find it to be a great retention/transitional position when people stand up. It also trained me to instinctively grab a lapel, a foot, and place one foot on hips (that's 3 points of contact immediately) as soon as they stand up, which is very important.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAc3kYsl4Hw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=46OqN_OSzrA

In the Romulo vs Galvao video, Romulo uses a half spider variation at around 5.45 to set up an X Guard sweep and Andre immediately goes to the RDLR as well; although Andre plays the RDLR rather differently with more Z-Guard/ sit-up guard to single leg transitions (i.e more no-Gi tendencies?).

In my opinion it is a great guard with a truck load of options, as well as instilling good habits. You should definitely ask your instructor to show you the details if you decide to pick it up. Good luck. :icon_chee

 

[Shemhazai]

Try Reverse DLR / Spiral guard. I find it to be a great retention/transitional position when people stand up. It also trained me to instinctively grab a lapel, a foot, and place one foot on hips (that's 3 points of contact immediately) as soon as they stand up, which is very important.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAc3kYsl4Hw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=46OqN_OSzrA

In the Romulo vs Galvao video, Romulo uses a half spider variation at around 5.45 to set up an X Guard sweep and Andre immediately goes to the RDLR as well; although Andre plays the RDLR rather differently with more Z-Guard/ sit-up guard to single leg transitions (i.e more no-Gi tendencies?).

In my opinion it is a great guard with a truck load of options, as well as instilling good habits. You should definitely ask your instructor to show you the details if you decide to pick it up. Good luck. :icon_chee

IMO reverse DLR/spiral is the most useful open guard to learn in today's BJJ. It's super easy to set up (people basically give it to you for free), offers a lot of different high percentage attacks, and isn't reliant on the gi at all.

 

[Taptap]

IMO reverse DLR/spiral is the most useful open guard to learn in today's BJJ. It's super easy to set up (people basically give it to you for free), offers a lot of different high percentage attacks, and isn't reliant on the gi at all.

Shhh dude, now they all know :icon_neut

Ontopic - 0:48 - 2:30. I never thought I could take my shrimping to the next level, that is until I started doing a lot of these drills.

 

[BJJArsenal]

I'd say part of it is being willing to open your guard first. I know if closed guard is about to be open, I quickly establish my grips and open my guard first so that I'm ready to react one they're stood up.

 

[yovan]

I'm wondering if i can be given some drills/movements to help with guard retention. I'm having the problem of once my guard is open and my partner is standing going for the pass they simply grab at my ankle (Yes, do i attempt to circle, doesn't save me all the time) and proceed to have me in side control.

wall inversions.

 

[Shemhazai]

wall inversions.

Half-turtling and rolling back to guard is a good place to start as well. My guard became so much harder to pass after I started incorporating this movement.

 

[OpenMatMMA]

One of our competitors, Ostap Manastryski (Purple Belt Euro Champ and World Medalist), just posted the first of a series of seven videos on open guard retention. Check out his facebook page to see (https://www.facebook.com/ostapbjj).

The first one is defending the knee-cut pass. Some very cool and important details to a pass that you will definitely see a lot! The hand position detail at 2:45 in particular is great.

"We start off with an early defense to the knee cut pass by using the reverse de la riva (RDLR). I give an important detail about arm placement that most people miss by rushing for RDLR, leaving their guard vulnerable in the meanwhile."

Be sure to like his page because he will be posting videos on a weekly basis from now on!

https://www.facebook.com/ostapbjj